NBA Basketball Box Scores

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BOXSCORE | RECAP

Utah 98, Portland 93

When: 9:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 4, 2005
Where: Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon
Officials: #21 Tim Donaghy, #45 Joe Forte, #60 David Guthrie
Attendance: 13254

Final Scoring Summary

Final	1	2	3	4	T
Utah	24	31	15	28	98
Portland	13	32	28	20	93

Team Records

Team	W/L	Home	Away	Streak
Utah	7-10	2-6	5-4	W1
Portland	5-11	3-4	2-7	L4

Recap Quick Hits

With this loss, the Portland Trail Blazers have a 3-4 record at home this season. The Utah Jazz are 5-4 while on the road this season.

Portland has a streak of 4 straight up losses. The Trail Blazers have won 2 of their last 10 games.

Utah has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Jazz have won 3 of their last 10 games.

Ruben Patterson played 27:22 minutes and scored 19 points. He shot 80.0% from the field and has averaged 7.6 points over the last five games.

Mehmet Okur played 40:58 minutes and scored 28 points. He shot 66.7% from the field and has averaged 15.4 points over the last five games.

Following this game the Portland Trail Blazers average 85.9 points per game and hold opponents to 94.3 points per game. The Utah Jazz average 88.2 points per game and hold opponents to 91.2 points per game.

Top Game Performances

Utah		Portland
Mehmet Okur 28	Scoring	Ruben Patterson 19
Milt Palacio 8	Assists	Sebastian Telfair 5
Mehmet Okur 8	Rebounds	Joel Przybilla 17
Andrei Kirilenko 6	Free Throws Made	Sebastian Telfair 8
Matt Harpring 2	Steals	Jarrett Jack 2
Andrei Kirilenko 1	Blocks	Joel Przybilla 2

Team Stats Summary

Team	Points	FG%	3PM-3PA	FTM-FTA	Assists	Rebounds	Blocks	Steals	Turnovers
Utah	98	53.0	4-10	24-29	22	30	3	6	14
Portland	93	42.7	6-16	23-33	16	40	3	8	14

Upcoming Games

Portland will play their next game on the road against Phoenix. The Trail Blazers have a W/L % of .200 after a win and .400 after a loss.

Utah will play their next game at home against Minnesota. The Jazz have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .400 after a loss.